Henry Lartey punches Rawlings again; says he wants to hide from his atrocities

The seeming cold war between former President Jerry John Rawlings and Dr Henry Lartey, presidential hopeful on the ticket of the Great Consolidated Popular Party (GCPP) does not appear to it will have an end.

In his latest interview, the latter has granted Kumasi-based Bohye Fm, he is accusing the former President of deliberately running to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to shield him from the numerous atrocities he committed under his rule as a military leader including the murder of prominent citizens.

“He is been accusing former President Kufuor, John Dramani Mahama and even the late Professor Atta Mills of things they may not have done as though he is a saint himself. He is on record to have accused others of being corrupt and we want him to prove it or forever remain quiet. This is someone who took money from Abacha yet has the nerves to accuse others of being corrupt. I think his association with Akufo-Addo is just a way to prevent him from being arrested and other things he did under his administration”, he disclosed.

According to him, he who seeks equity must be clean insisting that the former first couple is not clean because under the watch of Rawlings as head of state, several prominent persons were killed and maimed at the time is ripe for him to pay for it.

“How did his [Rawlings] wife buy the Nsawam Cannery? I am told they have 15 percent shares in Ghana Rubber Estates, is that true? How come the Black Star Shipping Line was sold? I petitioned CHRAJ for the man to come and respond but he did not respond. So I would want to appeal to Nana Addo to use the Special Prosecutor in investigation Mr. Rawlings.

He should be probed to answer these questions. The Special Prosecutor says he will not spare anybody and I will entreat him to go to the top and start with Rawlings. He should follow the Brazilian example because they’ve gone for Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva a former president and jailed him,’’ he stated.

Dr Henry Lartey is Crazy

But Mr Rawlings last year described Henry Lartey as a crazy person being used by crazier NDC members to drag his name into the mud.

Addressing the 38th anniversary of the 4 June 1979 uprising in Wa last year, Mr Rawlings said the son of the “domestication man” – late Dan Lartey – allowed himself to be used by even “crazier” people within the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to accuse him (Rawlings) of corruptly gaining $5million from Nigeria’s late dictator Sani Abacha.

Mr Rawlings on Sunday insisted he got only $2million from Mr Abacha, which he used for “nationalistic purposes” and not $5million as alleged by Dr Lartey, flag bearer of the GCPP in the 2016 elections.

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